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Abdominal radiographs have been used to diagnose functional constipation in children and adolescents, despite a lack of evidence showing reliability. Researchers from the Boston Children’s Hospital examined how gastroenterologists use the images in diagnosing young patients.

Exercise and improvement in eating habits, as two recommendations from a physician, could improve the overall health of most patients. Weight loss is associated with plenty of benefits. But MRI evidence presented at RSNA 2017 shows how an individual sheds extra pounds can impact the progression of knee osteoarthritis.

In resource-strapped parts of the world, point-of-care ultrasound can help palliative care clinicians provide better care for patients with life-limiting conditions and, in turn, offer more confident guidance to these patients’ families, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Athletes suffering suspected tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are often adequately assessed with clinical diagnostic tests performed in the clinician’s office. When these are inconclusive, diagnostic arthroscopy is the gold standard—and MRI is a generally low-value option due to its time and cost burdens.

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Abdominal radiographs have been used to diagnose functional constipation in children and adolescents, despite a lack of evidence showing reliability. Researchers from the Boston Children’s Hospital examined how gastroenterologists use the images in diagnosing young patients.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging is safe, efficient and highly specific for confirming location and placement of central venous catheter tips in adult patients, according to a medical literature meta-analysis running in the December edition of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Point-of-care ultrasound has shown notable prowess as an adjuvant tool for aiding both diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), a common complication in critically ill patients, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy.

Exercise and improvement in eating habits, as two recommendations from a physician, could improve the overall health of most patients. Weight loss is associated with plenty of benefits. But MRI evidence presented at RSNA 2017 shows how an individual sheds extra pounds can impact the progression of knee osteoarthritis.

In resource-strapped parts of the world, point-of-care ultrasound can help palliative care clinicians provide better care for patients with life-limiting conditions and, in turn, offer more confident guidance to these patients’ families, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Athletes suffering suspected tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are often adequately assessed with clinical diagnostic tests performed in the clinician’s office. When these are inconclusive, diagnostic arthroscopy is the gold standard—and MRI is a generally low-value option due to its time and cost burdens.

Radiology researchers at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., have shown that infrared thermal testing is better than the human touch at finding wear spots and other defects in protective lead aprons.

After getting imaged, outpatients expect to hear back on the results within one to three days. If the wait goes longer than that, they’re likely to feel worried—or perhaps perturbed—and call in for themselves within five days, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

Routine follow up CT imaging in elderly patients who have experienced head trauma may need to be implemented into standardized treatment plans at a more cost-effective rate, according to a recent article by JACR.